The Battalion Artist explores the three years, three months, and three days of Nat Bellantoniās life on the Pacific front in World War II. He had known since childhood that he wanted to beāthat he in fact wasāan artist. When he packed his seabag and took leave of his family and his sweetheart to go to war, he knew that the best way to manage the narrative of his life and to cope with the ups and downs of his feelings was to create imagesāvisual records that spoke of what he felt, as well as what he saw. In this stunning book filled with authentic World War II imagesāmany in full colorāwe see and feel the intensity of wartime life through the eyes of a talented young artist who was also a US Navy Seabee. Natale Bellantoni, a young art student from Boston, sailed across the Pacific in 1943ā45 and returned home with a sea chest of art and photographs documenting his experiences in New Caledonia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and Okinawa. His subject matter was his daily life: endless weeks at sea, harbors and ships, men at work, airstrips, the local countryside, and the view of enemy planes overhead at night from his fox hole. Now collected in a lavishly illustrated volume, his watercolors, sketches, and photographs offer a window onto one of the most significant moments in American history. The Battalion Artist explores the World War II experiences of Nat Bellantoni, but it reflects the story of an entire generation.
This book title, The Battalion Artist (A Navy Seabee's Sketchbook of War in the South Pacific, 1943-1945), ISBN: 9780817922245, by Nancy Bellantoni, Janice Blake, Natale Bellantoni, published by Hoover Institution Press (September 1, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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